Psychologists to Review Stance on Gays

July 11, 2007 By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer

(AP) -- The American Psychological Association is embarking on the first review of its 10-year-old policy on counseling gays and lesbians, a step that gay-rights activists hope will end with a denunciation of any attempt by therapists to change sexual orientation.

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